Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Garfield

#1,624 most common boys' name of all time · #3,939 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,624
Rank overall
#3,939 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
136 of 146
All-time
5,566
Since 2016
18
Peak year
1881 #89
Best rank
#89 1881
Girls Boys peak 147/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Garfield is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,020
2021 — 5 5 #12,163
2019 — 8 8 #8,895
2015 — 8 8 #8,750
2013 — 8 8 #8,794
2010 — 5 5 #12,247
2009 — 11 11 #7,238
2008 — 10 10 #7,703
2007 — 7 7 #9,803
2006 — 5 5 #12,074
2005 — 11 11 #6,636
2004 — 11 11 #6,526
2003 — 13 13 #5,563
2002 — 11 11 #6,092
2001 — 11 11 #6,021
2000 — 12 12 #5,591
1999 — 14 14 #4,769
1998 — 13 13 #4,879
1997 — 14 14 #4,453
1996 — 11 11 #5,192
1995 — 12 12 #4,800
1994 — 26 26 #2,767
1993 — 10 10 #5,366
1992 — 20 20 #3,224
1991 — 17 17 #3,467
1990 — 26 26 #2,555
1989 — 18 18 #3,209
1988 — 12 12 #3,917
1987 — 20 20 #2,643
1986 — 9 9 #4,464
1985 — 9 9 #4,351
1984 — 19 19 #2,534
1983 — 18 18 #2,580
1982 — 14 14 #3,117
1981 — 23 23 #2,207
1980 — 17 17 #2,731
1979 — 15 15 #2,901
1978 — 24 24 #2,013
1977 — 20 20 #2,273
1976 — 16 16 #2,606
1975 — 23 23 #2,002
1974 — 28 28 #1,692
1973 — 17 17 #2,315
1972 — 26 26 #1,724
1971 — 21 21 #1,988
1970 — 28 28 #1,617
1969 — 35 35 #1,352
1968 — 27 27 #1,508
1967 — 33 33 #1,316
1966 — 25 25 #1,541
1965 — 29 29 #1,429
1964 — 34 34 #1,351
1963 — 47 47 #1,122
1962 — 26 26 #1,548
1961 — 46 46 #1,157
1960 — 31 31 #1,435
1959 — 31 31 #1,417
1958 — 39 39 #1,238
1957 — 46 46 #1,131
1956 — 49 49 #1,084
1955 — 43 43 #1,139
1954 — 50 50 #1,052
1953 — 69 69 #863
1952 — 69 69 #840
1951 — 43 43 #1,098
1950 — 70 70 #815
1949 — 67 67 #835
1948 — 62 62 #868
1947 — 48 48 #1,039
1946 — 61 61 #843
1945 — 59 59 #810
1944 — 66 66 #769
1943 — 42 42 #1,039
1942 — 62 62 #822
1941 — 70 70 #740
1940 — 79 79 #681
1939 — 67 67 #733
1938 — 63 63 #770
1937 — 54 54 #830
1936 — 48 48 #885
1935 — 54 54 #850
1934 — 60 60 #798
1933 — 54 54 #844
1932 — 69 69 #756
1931 — 70 70 #733
1930 — 72 72 #750
1929 — 77 77 #707
1928 — 74 74 #743
1927 — 97 97 #644
1926 — 86 86 #683
1925 — 95 95 #654
1924 — 94 94 #667
1923 — 99 99 #644
1922 — 104 104 #633
1921 — 102 102 #630
1920 — 104 104 #619
1919 — 111 111 #568
1918 — 119 119 #550
1917 — 101 101 #591
1916 — 98 98 #586
1915 — 101 101 #562
1914 — 81 81 #548
1913 — 70 70 #515
1912 — 57 57 #521
1911 — 38 38 #472
1910 — 43 43 #407
1909 — 35 35 #420
1908 — 29 29 #453
1907 — 37 37 #367
1906 — 31 31 #387
1905 — 23 23 #467
1904 — 31 31 #360
1903 — 19 19 #489
1902 — 26 26 #389
1901 — 24 24 #383
1900 — 32 32 #395
1899 — 19 19 #425
1898 — 22 22 #419
1897 — 18 18 #460
1896 — 20 20 #438
1895 — 15 15 #531
1894 — 20 20 #420
1893 — 12 12 #578
1892 — 26 26 #375
1891 — 23 23 #359
1890 — 28 28 #328
1889 — 29 29 #322
1888 — 31 31 #324
1887 — 26 26 #325
1886 — 38 38 #275
1885 — 34 34 #284
1884 — 30 30 #318
1883 — 49 49 #221
1882 — 69 69 #190
1881 — 147 147 #89
1880 — 122 122 #111